Housing for water fixtures



P. MUELLER ET AL HOUSING .FOR WATER FIXTURES Oct. 21, 1924. 1,512,630

Filed April 21. 1923 2 Shasta-Sheet l` P. MUELLER ET AL HOUSING Fon WATER FIXTURES Filed April 21. 1923 2' Shana-sneu 2 Patented Oct. 21, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP MUELLER AND ANTON C. SGHUERMANN, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO ADOLPH MUELLER. TRUSTEE, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

HOUSING FOR WATER FIXTURES.

Application led. .April 21, 1923.

T all ywhom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, PHILIP MUELLER and ANTON C. SGHUERMANN, citizens of the United States, residing at Decatur, in the county of' Macon and State of' Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Housings for Vater Fixtures, of which the following is a speciiication.

The present development relates to fittings for water and similar fixtures, and has for its object to provide a fitting which will properly support and adequately house iittiiigs so as to protect and conceal them, give a pleasing and ornamental appearance, and render the installation absolutely sanitary.

lliile the development is designed for various fittings, it will here be shownin connection with a supply regulator and waste tting adapted for use with water supplies, as, for example, with drinking fountains, in connection with which last named fixtures it is highly essential that great attention be.

given to sanitation, as they are installed in public places and used indiscriminately by all classes of people.

It is desirable, in installing fixtures ot this kind, that such installation should fully covei and protect them, but at the f same time be of such character that it can be readily and quickly removed for the purposes of inspection, repair or replacement of the housed parts, and the present development is so constructed that the parts, while fully protected from handling or tampering by unauthorized persons, may be very readily reached for any needed attention.

In order that the invention. may be clear to those skilled in the art, we have shown, in the accompanying drawings, embodiments of our invention, but it will be understood that the disclosure is illustrative and in no sense restrictive.

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectionalview substantially through the vertical center of the installation shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation .of a slightly different form of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a view in section substantially on the vertical center of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings numbers,

Serial No. 633,741.-

like numbers indicating likevparts in the several'views, 10 indicates any suitable support, as a wall or back slab.

Tothe support is secured the base .ineinber 11 in any suitable manner, as by the lag screws 12, the said base member 11 being preferably formed of vitreous ware, although obviously it could be made of other material. Vitreous ware, however, because ofits pleasing finish and sanitary qualities, is preferable.

The said base member 11 is provided with apertures therethrough which register with corresponding apertures in the support 10, and in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, these registering apertures are traversed by a supply pipe 18 and a waste pipe 14.

The supply pipe 13, in the present instance, has cut into it just in front of the base member 11 a pressure regulator 15, conventionally shown, and which may be of any desired type, it being essential in many installations, and particularly in drinking` fountaininstallations that the city supply be so regulated and controlled as to give always a constant pressure at the outlet and .maintain the drinking stream always at a lcertain height or angle.

VThe regulator 15 after it is once set should, of course, be guarded against unauthorized tampering, although it should be so arranged that it is readily accessible for any adjustments, repairs or replacements that may, from time to time, be necessary. In orderto-properly conceal and protect the regulator-15, there is provided a housing member 16 which, as shown in the present instance, is ofV substantially cruciform shape, the horizontal limb being of greater lateral depth than the vertical limb so as totake care of the laterally spreading parts of the fixture 15 and to give ample room for the Vcoupling nipples which are engaged by the sections of the supply pipe 18.

The housing 16 will preferably be formed of vitreous ware and will seat snugly and flatly against the base member 11, the parts, when arranged, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, presenting smooth outer surfaces, practically devoid of any retaining crevices so as to give a sanitary arrangement of parts and an ornamental and pleasing appearance.

The said housing, member 16 has an aperture at its front through which passes the supply pipe 18 leading` to the point of delivery,V which pipe 13 sustains the housing against vertical displacement. In order to hold the housing` snugly in position, there is provided the sleeve 1T mounted upon the pipe 13 and adapted to be clamped in adjusted position in any suitable manner, as by the grub screw 18. Preferably, this sleeve 17 will have a wedging` end to engage the aperture in the housing 16, and in tn-e present form7 that ivedging end is shown as coned so that it will engage and center the housii'igv 15 when it is forced forwardly the pipe 13 into the aperture. ln this position it will be tightly clamped to the pipe by the grub screiv 18, andthe housing 16 firmly held in properly centered position against the base member 11. l y

ln order to securely clamp the housing 16 place and prevent any shifting` of it under pressure, which would possibly result in splintering the vitreous ware ci' other .niaterial at the orifice engaged by the wedging sleeve 17, there is provided the, cup-shaped member 19 slidably engaged with. the pipe 1B and provided with means tor securing` it to the sleeve 17. Preferably this Will be secured by exteriorly threading` the sleeve 17 and interiorly threading the cup-shaped meml'ier 19. so that the member 19 may be run up on the sleeve against the housinpj 1G. thus giving an extended cl.fi-mping` area to more firmly hold the housing in place. To increase the clamping area` we preferably flare tne mouth cil the cup-shaped member als shown in Fig'. 2 which results in a clampingr action against the housing 16 over a 'considerable area. The cup-shaped member 19 may be properlynished so as 'to give an ornamental and pleasing appearance and add tothe eit'ectiveness et the installation.

With this construction it will be seen that ivhile the fixture will be completely concealed and protected7 it may nevertheless be readily gotten at by simply running baci; the cup-shaped member 19, loosening the grubsfcrew which holds the sleeve 17 to the pipe7 vslide thesleeve back on the pipe 13. and then slip the housing` 16 away from the base member 11 so as to give access to the fixture for any attention which it may` need. The Waste 1liA in the 'orm'shcwii in 2, is a concealed waste' passing through the base member 11 and the support 1Qa and in order to iinish the waste 1e at itscouplingl joint.y there may b e provided the escutcheonsleeve 20 having the extended rictionbearing 21 at its brward end to engageclosely the pipe l141 and maintain the escutcheon sleeve in the proper position snugly against the base membei 1i. i l Y y y In that form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and il, the/installation is adapted to a vertically disposed supply pipe', as discombination oa base member havinV ply pipe apertrfe in its troutY wail and a supply pipe aperture QG in :in end wall, as shown in Fig. Al. The recess in the back ot the base member 3 provides Afor the verri cal supply pipe which pas-ses up along 1h(- suppcrt through the end wall ai'icrture lo and engages an elbow couplinpr T secured in ai* suitable manner, as by thc screws 28.

the support The elbow coupling QT to connects with the horizontal limb 25) of the supply pipe which passes throunh ilul apen ture 25 in the ironi wall oi' the base member Q3. rllhe supplyr` pipe 2f) has cut into it the regulator 30. and this regulator lll) is con oealed within the housinn ill exactly us shown and described in Figs, ,1, and Q. The clamping` sleeve 32 secured to thc supply pipe 29 and the cup-shaped clamping inember 38 are iiilentical with thc sleeve und clamping member lieri-itoiore described. and function in the sume manner.

lllhere exposed phunbinn is used. waste trom the drinlii'io; Afountain or other point oi' delivery will`y oi cours@ pass direcilj.' through the floor. or be hal lo any suitable point. From tue io ng it will be seru that :In installation is provided which will luke eure of either con mleil or exposed plumbiiur. which will conceal und adequately proicrl littings ofi the character such :is is exempliiied by the pressure regulator used :is :in illutration. and vet one in which read): access to the iixiures may bc had.

fiuch changes and substitutions :isalnount merel): to mechanical shill may. ot course. he made without departingr from the invention.

ille claim:

1. In a fitting; of the class described. ilul puui=- receiving apertures therein. means-1 lor curing-` said base memlgier to a suitalgile fop port, a fixture-housing nieml; harina` a pipe-receivinLa` aperture therein und adapted to be seated upon said basi" member. und concealed means to hold said housing mem ber in place upon said base member. l

2. In a iitting of the class described. the combination of a recessed base member having pipe-receiving' apertures thercim means for securing said base member to a suitable support, aexture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture therein and adaptied to be seated upon said hase member, and

concealed means to hold said housing member in place upon said base member.

3. In a fitting of the class described, the combination oft' a base member' having pipereceiving apertures therein disposed at substantially right angles to one another, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a iiXture-housing membei` having a pipe-receiving aperture therein and adapted to be seated upon said base member, and means to hold said housing member in place upon said base member.

4. In a fitting of the yclass described, the combination of a base member having a pipe-receiving aperture in its front wall and a pipe-receiving aperture in its end Wall, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture therein and adapted to be seated upon said base member, and means to hold said housing member in place upon said base member.

5. In a fitting of the class described, the combination of' a base member having pipereceiving apertures therein, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said vbase member and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe traversing its aperture, and concealed means to hold said housing member in place upon said base member.

6. In a tting of the class described, the combination of a base member having` pipereceiving apertures therein, means tor securing said base member to a suitable sup'- port, a. fixture housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base member and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe traversing its aperture, and concealed means to hold said housing member in place upon said base member carried by said pipe.

7. In a fitting of the class described, the combination of a base member having pipereceiving apertures therein, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base member and sustained against displacement by a pipe traversing its aperture, a sleeve secured to said pipe and engaging said housing to hold it in position upon said base member, and a pipe-receiving clamping member enclosing said sleeve and bearing against the housing.

8. In a fitting of the class described, the combination of a base member having pipe-- receiving apertures therein, means for securin said base member to a suitable support, a Xture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base :member and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe traversing its aperture, and a Wedging sleeve secured to said pipe and engaging the aperture in said housing to hold it in position upon said base` member.

9. In a fitting of the class described, the combination ot a base member having pipereceiving apertures therein, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a iiXture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base member and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe traversing its aperture, a sleeve secured` to said pipe, and a clamping member adjustably mounted on said sleeve to engage said housing and hold it in position upon said base member.

l; In a iitting oit' the class described, the combination of a base member having pipereceiving apertures therein, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base member and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe traversing its aperture, a sleeve secured to said pipe, and a pipe-receiving clamping member adjustably mounted on said sleeve to engage said housing and hold it in, position upon said base member.

l1. In a fitting of the class described, the combination ot a base member having pipereceiving apertures therein, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base member and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe traversing itsy aperture, a sleeve secured to said pipe, and a pipe-receiving clamping member adjustably mounted on and enclosing said sleeve to engage said housing and hold it in position upon said base member.

l2. In a iitting of the class described, the combination of a base member having pipereceiving apertures therein, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base membery and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe traversing its aperture, an eizteriorly threaded sleeve secured to said pipe, and a pipereceiving clamping member enclosing and in 'threaded engagement with said sleeve to engage said housing and hold it in position upon said base member.

13. In a fitting of the class described, the combination of a base member having pipereceiving apertures therein, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture-housing member having a pipe-receiving aperture adapted to be seated upon said base member and sustained against vertical displacement by a pipe lill) traversing its aperture, an exteriorbT threaded sleeve secured to said pipe, and a pipereceiving clamping member having a fiaring mouth enclosing and in threaded engagement with said sleeve to engage said housing anc-l hold it in position upon said base member.

14;. A hollen' housing of the class described of substantially cruciform shape.

15. A hollow housing of the class described of substantially cruciform shape and having one member of great-er depth laterally than its other member.

16. A hollow housing of the class described of substantially cruciform sha-pe and having its horizontal member of greater depth laterally than its vertical member.

17. In a fitting of the class described, the combination of a base member having eX- posed front and side faces and provided with a pipe receiving aperture in its front face, means for securing said base member to a. suitable support, a fixture housing member adapted tobe seated upon said base member about the pipe aperture in the front face thereof and having an aperture adapted to receive a pipe that will sustain the housing aga-inst vertical displacement, a sleeve adapted to be secured to the pipe projecting from the housing and to hold the housing in close contact With the base member, and a member adapted to be fitted to said projecting portion of the pipe and to enclose and conceal said sleeve.

18. ln a :fitting of the class described, the combination of a base member having eX- posed front and side faces and provided with a pipe receiving aperture in its front face, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture housing member adapted to be seated upon said base member about the pipe aperture in the front face thereof fitted to the pipe projecting from the housing, a screw for securing said sleeve to the pipe to hold the housing against the base member, and a cup-shaped member adapted to be fitted to the pipe, and to enclose said sleeve and conceal the same and the fastening screw.

19. In a fitting of the class described, the. combination of a base member having exposed front and side faces and provided with a pipe receiving aperture in its front face, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a fixture housing member adapted to be seated upon said base member about the pipe aperture in the front face thereof and having. an aperture adapted to receive a pipe that will sustain the housing against vertical displacement, a sleeve adapted to be fitted to the pipe proljecting from the housing, a screw for curing said sleeve to the pipe to hold the housing against the base member, and :1 cupsshaped member adapted to be fitted to the pipe and engage with said sleeve., said member assisting` to hold the fixture housing againstthe base and to conceal said sleeve and screw.

20. In a fitting of the class described, the combination of a base member having eX- posed front and side faces and provided in its front and lower side faces with pipe receiving apertures, means for securing said base member to a suitable support, a .fixture housing` member adapted to be seated upon the base member about the pipe aperture in the front face thereof and having an aperture adapted to receive a pipe that will sustain the. housing against vertical displacement, means adapted to be secured ou the pipe projecting from. the opening in said housing and to hold the housing in close contact with the base member, and means adapted to be fitted to said pipe and vouceal said fastening means.

ln testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

PHILIP MLUELLER. ANTON C. SGHUERMANN. 

